News: Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam at a press conference for their upcoming film Thug Life. | Photo Credit: Neither
Two live sons re -joined the forces and the Cinefil were enthusiastic. Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu have posters of criminal life at strategic intersections. Whether it is the capital of the state or on the Ghat road, which was winding towards Kodaikanal, the pictures from the film warned. When Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam cooperate, it will report it. This combination of the actor-cantor lit up the screen back in Madras from 1987, thanks to Nayagan, and almost 38 years later they step on with Thug Life.
Resonant
Teaser, trailer and audio track were dropped on digital platforms. And it is no surprise that the nostalgia around Nayagana, produced by Muktha Srinivasan, has reached its peak. Based on the life of Bombay Underworld Don Varadarajan Mudaliar and just as inspired by Godfather, Mani Ratnam scripted a story that resonates today.
Kamal released Bravura Performance, who won him the National Award for the best actor. Excellent PC Sreeram cinematography, soulful music Ilaiyaraaaaa and the gentle acting of the whole crew meant that a classic was born. Nayagan, came out on Anand and other Mount Road theaters, grew in the character.
The world of crime, gray shades in life, moral ambiguity over the right and bad, are dealing with. The film caused enough feed for pop culture and a question raised in a harsh climax: “Neenga Zalavara Kettavar?” (You are a good man or a bad man) is part of the folklore.
Mani Ratnam got into a big league with this film. It was the confluence of two men with a similar artistic ride and aesthetic sensitivity, because he and Kamal created a bond. It was a equation that further strengthened when ESA director married Kamal’s niece, a fine actress and director Suhasini.
Nayagan tore the boundaries. Back to secondary schools and universities in this film, there was a sense of respect for the use of Tamil fillings that were raw and real. A brothel was shown, so far taboo in films and reiterated that every human being has some dignity.
Immediate intervention
The songs were immediate hits and gained a posthumous life. The amazing “THENPANDI Cheemayile” is the number that most fans hums today. The author of Manu Joseph remembered playing on the loop when he wrote his book of the illegal happiness of other people. Recently, when the singer of TM Krishna and Stand-up artist Alexander Babu dropped into the Hindu office, the duo knocked out of Nayagan “boat-sand” or “Nila Adhu vanathumele”. And as Thug Life prepares for the release of June 5, he is obliged to draw a comparison with Nayagan.
Published – May 25, 2025 9:47
